complaisant
[ kuh m-pley-suh nt, -zuh nt, kom-pluh-zant ]
/ kəmˈpleɪ sənt, -zənt, ˈkɒm pləˌzænt /
adjective
inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant: the most complaisant child I've ever met.
Origin of complaisant
1640–50; < French (present participle of
complaire) < Latin
complacent- (stem of
complacēns, present participle of
complacēre; see
complacent)
OTHER WORDS FROM complaisant
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH complaisant
complacent complaisant compliantWords nearby complaisant
complacent,
complain,
complainant,
complaint,
complaisance,
complaisant,
complanate,
compleat,
compleat angler, the,
complect,
complected
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British Dictionary definitions for complaisant
complaisant
/ (kəmˈpleɪzənt) /
adjective
showing a desire to comply or oblige; polite
Derived forms of complaisant
complaisantly, adverbWord Origin for complaisant
C17: from French
complaire, from Latin
complacēre to please greatly; compare
complacent